EP1472012A4 - Motor control system for vibrating screen separator - Google Patents
Motor control system for vibrating screen separatorInfo
- Publication number
- EP1472012A4 EP1472012A4 EP03701297A EP03701297A EP1472012A4 EP 1472012 A4 EP1472012 A4 EP 1472012A4 EP 03701297 A EP03701297 A EP 03701297A EP 03701297 A EP03701297 A EP 03701297A EP 1472012 A4 EP1472012 A4 EP 1472012A4
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- Prior art keywords
- frame
- rotation
- separator
- moving
- rotating
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
- B07B1/00—Sieving, screening, sifting, or sorting solid materials using networks, gratings, grids, or the like
- B07B1/42—Drive mechanisms, regulating or controlling devices, or balancing devices, specially adapted for screens
Definitions
- This invention relates generally to a screen separator, and in particular to a vibrating screen separator.
- Fig. 1 a is an isometric view of an embodiment of a vibrating screen separator assembly.
- Fig. lb is a fragmentary cross sectional and schematic view of the actuators and controller of the assembly of Fig. la.
- Fig. 2 is a flow chart that illustrates an embodiment of the operation of the assembly of Figs, la and lb.
- Fig. 3 a is a side view of the operation of the counter-rotating actuators of the assembly of Figs, la and lb.
- Fig. 3b is a schematic illustration of the forces imparted to the frame of the assembly of Figs, la and lb during the operation of the counter-rotating actuators.
- Fig. 4 is a side view of the operation of the additional rotating actuator of the assembly of Figs, la and lb.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of a control system for controlling the operation of the assembly of Figs, la and lb.
- Figs. 6a-6c is a flow chart that illustrates an embodiment of the operation of the control system of Fig. 5.
- the reference numeral 10 refers, in general, to a vibrating screen separator assembly that includes a frame, or bed, 12 that includes a bottom wall 14 having an opening 16, a pair of side walls, 18 and 20, an end wall 22, and a cross support member 24 coupled between the side walls.
- An actuator 26 for imparting motion to the frame 12 is coupled to the support member 24 that includes a housing 28 that is coupled to the support member that supports and is coupled to a rotary motor 30 having a rotary shaft 32 having opposite ends that extend out of the housing.
- a pair of substantially identical unbalanced weights, 34 and 36, are coupled to the opposite ends of the rotary shaft 30.
- Actuators, 38 and 40, respectively, for imparting motion to the frame 12 are also coupled to the support member 24 that include housings, 42 and 44, respectively, that are coupled to the support member that support and are coupled to rotary motors, 46 and 48, respectively, having rotary shafts, 50 and 52, respectively, having opposite ends that extend out of the housings.
- Pairs of substantially identical unbalanced weights, 54 and 56 and 58 and 60, respectively, are coupled to the opposite ends of the rotary shafts, 50 and 52, respectively, hi an exemplary embodiment, the rotary shafts, 50 and 52, are substantially parallel and perpendicular to a common plane, and the size, shape and mass of the unbalanced weights, 54, 56, 58, and 60 are substantially identical.
- the rotary shaft 32 is perpendicular to a different plane than the rotary shafts, 50 and 52.
- the rotary motors, 30, 46 and 48, are operably coupled to a controller 62 that provides motive power and controls the operation of the rotary motors.
- a screen 64 is received within the frame 12 and is adapted to be rigidly coupled to the bottom wall 14 using conventional mechanical fasteners.
- the controller 62 may implement a motion control program 100 in which a user may initiate operation of the assembly in step 102. The user may then select linear or elliptical movement to be imparted to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 in step 104.
- the controller may operate the actuators, 38 and 40, for imparting motion to the frame 12 in step 106.
- the unbalanced weights, 54 and 58 are rotated by the motors, 46 and 48, respectively, about axes of rotation, 108a and 108b, respectively, in opposite directions, 108c and 108d, respectively, at substantially the same rotational speed with the rotational positions of the centers of mass, 108e and 108f, substantially mirror images of one another.
- centrifugal forces, 108g and 108h created during the rotation of the rotation of the unbalanced weights, 54 and 58, about the axes of rotation, 108a and 108b, impart a reciprocal linear motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10.
- the centrifugal forces, 108g and 108h include horizontal components, 108gx and 108hx, respectively, and vertical components, 108gy and 108hy, respectively. Because, the direction and speed of rotation of the unbalanced weights, 54 and 58, are opposite and equal, the horizontal components, 108gx and 108hx, cancel each other out.
- the only forces acting on the frame 12 of the assembly due to the rotation of the unbalanced weights, 54 and 58, about the axes of rotation, 108a and 108b, are the sum of the vertical forces, 108gy and 108hy. Since the vertical forces, 108gy and 108hy, vary from a positive maximum vertical force to a negative maximum vertical force during the rotation of the unbalanced weights, 54 and 58, about the axes of rotation, 108a and 108b, the resulting linear motion imparted to the frame 12 of the assembly is a reciprocating linear motion.
- the combination of the actuators, 38 and 40 provides an actuator for imparting linear motion to the frame 12 of the assembly, hi an exemplary embodiment, during operation, the rotational positions and centrifugal forces created during the rotation of the unbalanced weights, 54 and 56 and 58 and 60, about the axes of rotation, 108a and 108b, respectively, are substantially identical.
- the controller may simultaneously operate the actuator 26 for imparting motion to the frame 12 and the actuators, 38 and 40, for imparting motion to the frame in step 108.
- the unbalanced weight 34 is rotated by the motor 30 about an axis of rotation 106a.
- the rotation of the unbalanced weight 34 about the axis of rotation 106a produces a centrifugal force 106b that is directed from the center of mass 106c of the unbalanced weight 34 in the direction normal to the vector from the center of rotation to the center of mass.
- the rotational positions, speeds, and centrifugal forces created during the rotation of the unbalanced weights, 34 and 36, about the axis of rotation 106c are substantially identical.
- the resulting centrifugal forces created during the rotation of the rotation of the unbalanced weights, 34 and 36, about the axis of rotation 106c would impart a circular motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 if the actuator 26 were operated alone.
- the combination of the actuators, 26, 38 and 40 provides an actuator for imparting elliptical motion to the frame 12.
- step 110 If the user elects to discontinue the operation of the program 100 in step 110, then the operation of the program ends in step 112.
- fluidic material including solid particles is injected onto the screen 64.
- the injection of the fluidic material onto the screen 64 is provided substantially as described in U.S. patent application serial number 09/836,974, attorney docket number 20773.35, filed on April 18, 2001, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, i this manner, the separation of solid particles from the liquids within the fluidic material is enhanced by the motion imparted to the frame 12 and screen 64.
- movement of the frame 12 and screen 64 along an elliptical path maintains solid particles on the screen for a longer period of time thereby permitting more liquids to be extracted from the fluidic material thereby providing a drier solid particle discard.
- an embodiment of a control system 200 for controlling the operation of the motors, 30, 46, and 48, of the vibrating screen separator assembly 10 includes a forward motor starter 202 and a reverse motor starter 204 that are operably coupled to the motor 30, a forward motor starter 206 that is operably coupled to the motor 46, and a forward motor starter 208 that is operably coupled to the motor 48.
- motor starters maybe used to initiate the operation and rotation of an output shaft of a motor in a predetermined direction by causing the windings of the motor to apply a torque to the output shaft of the motor.
- a controller 210 is operably coupled to the forward motor starter 202, the reverse motor starter 204, the forward motor starter 206, and the forward motor starter 208 for controlling the operation of the forward and reverse motor starters, and a mode select 212 is operably coupled to the controller 210 for permitting a user to select the mode of operation of the control system 200.
- the controller 210 may implement a motion control program 300 in which a user may initiate operation of the control system in step 302. The user may then select linear or elliptical movement to be imparted to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 in step 304. If the user selects linear motion in step 304, then the controller 210 may operate the motors 46 and 48 to impart linear motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 in step 306. In particular, in step 306, the controller 210 may operate the forward motor starters, 206 and 208, to operate the motors, 46 and 48, respectively, in equal and opposite directions of rotation to impart linear motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10.
- the controller 210 may operate the motors 30, 46, and 48 to impart elliptical motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 in step 308.
- the controller 210 may operate the forward motor starters, 202, 206, and 208, to operate the motor 30 and operate the motors, 46 and 48, respectively, in equal and opposite directions of rotation to impart elliptical motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10.
- step 310 If the user elects to continue operation in step 310, then the user may change the mode of operation in step 312.
- the controller 210 may operate the forward motor starters, 202, 206, and 208, to operate the motor 30 and operate the motors, 46 and 48, respectively, in equal and opposite directions of rotation to impart elliptical motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 in step 316.
- the controller 210 may stop the operation of the forward motor starters, 206 and 208, to thereby stop the operation of the motors, 46 and 48, respectively, and stop the rotation of the motor 30 by stopping the operation of the forward motor starter 202 and operating the reverse motor starter 204 in step 320 to apply a reversing torque to thereby substantially stop the rotation of the motor 30 in step 320.
- the controller 210 may then stop the operation of the reverse motor starter 204 and operate the forward motor starters, 206 and 208, to operate the motors, 46 and 48, respectively, in equal and opposite directions of rotation to impart linear motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 in step 324.
- changing the mode of operation from elliptical to linear is provided by momentarily reversing the direction of operation of the motor 30, and momentarily stopping the operation of the motors, 46 and 48.
- the mechanical energy generated as a result of the rotation of the motors, 46 and 48, which would otherwise cause the motor 30 to continue rotating is overcome.
- the amount of time during which the rotation of the motors, 46 and 48, is stopped and the direction of operation of the motor 30 is reversed in steps 320 and 322 may be determined empirically.
- the momentary reversal of the direction of rotation of the motor 30 in steps 320 and 322 momentarily applies a reversing voltage to the motor 30 wliich in turn applies a reversing torque upon the rotatable shaft 32 and the unbalanced weights, 34 and 36.
- the rotation of the rotatable shaft 32 and the unbalanced weights, 34 and 36 is substantially stopped.
- the present embodiments of the invention provide a number of advantages. For example, the ability to operate in a linear or an elliptical mode of operation without physical restructuring or mechanical reconfiguration of the assembly provides an efficient, reliable, and cost-effective system for providing both modes of operation.
- the actuators, 26, 38 and 40, for imparting motion to the frame 12 of the assembly 10 may include one or more unbalanced weights.
- the controllers 62 and 210 may include a programmable controller and/or hard wired control circuitry.
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- Centrifugal Separators (AREA)
- Apparatuses For Generation Of Mechanical Vibrations (AREA)
- Vibration Prevention Devices (AREA)
- Combined Means For Separation Of Solids (AREA)
- Transmission Devices (AREA)
- General Electrical Machinery Utilizing Piezoelectricity, Electrostriction Or Magnetostriction (AREA)
- Separation Of Solids By Using Liquids Or Pneumatic Power (AREA)
- Projection Apparatus (AREA)
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